The 2012-2013 biennium is the third and last biennium within the WHO’s Medium-term Strategic Plan (MTSP) that covers the period from 2008 to 2013. The structure of the proposed Programme Budget 2012-2013 (PB2012-2013) is a strategic one, similar to the two previous biennia with 13 strategic objectives (SOs) which have largely the same orientation as those for the two earlier biennia - 2008-2009 and 2010-2011.
Overall, the Organization-wide Programme Budget for 2012-2013 (Doc. SEA/RC63/5 Part I) is proposed at the level of US$ 4.815 billion, with US$ 3.430 billion for the base programmes (the programmes which WHO has exclusive strategic and operational control over the magnitude of the activities concerned, and over the choice of means, location and timing for implementation). The budget for base programmes is almost the same level to the approved PB2010-2011. The budget breakdown for the proposed PB2012-2013 is presented only at the level of the strategic objectives by major offices. The South-East Asia Regional Strategic Plan and Proposed Programme Budget for 2012-2013 (Doc. SEA/RC63/5 Part II) reflects the current plans and proposed budgets of Member States and the Regional Office for the 2012-2013 biennium.
The Third Meeting of the Subcommittee on Policy and Programme Development and Management (SPPDM) is requested to review the Organization-wide Proposed Programme Budget for 2012-2013 (Part I) including the regional strategic plan and proposed PB2012- 2013 (Part II); and also to provide its observation and recommendations to the Sixty-third session of the Regional Committee.